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[Table 10.]
U. S. MILITARY RAILROADS.
Gradients, alignments, elevation, &c.*
[Table 11.]
MILITARY RAILROADS OF VIRGINIA.
Track laid from July 1, 1864, to June 30, 1865.
Army Line: Miles. Feet.
Main line from Pitkin Station to Humphreys
Station.......................................... 13 3,100
Sidings, from Pitkin to Humphreys Station........ 2 4,705
Gregg Branch, from Hancock Station to Crawford
Station.......................................... 2 1,200
Sidings, from Hancock Station to Crawford
Station............................................... 2,960
Patrick Branch, from Warren Station to Patrick
Station.......................................... 2 1,000
Sidings, from Warren Station to Patrick Station....... 1,550
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Total length of track in main line, branches,
and sidings...................................... 21 3,995
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South Side Railroad, from City Point to Burkeville:
Main line repaid................................. 10 320
Hospital, bakery, and other sidings.............. 4 2,800
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Total............................................ 14 3,120
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Petersburg and Richmond Railroad:
Siding laid at Manchester.............................. 1,520
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Richmond and Danville Railroad:
Main line,near Appomattox bridge................. .... 2,000
Siding at Manchester, storage of cars............ 2 2,430
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Total............................................ 2 4,430
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad:
Main line, fifteen miles from Portsmouth.......... .... 5,210
Alexandria and Washington Railroad:
Across Long Bridge and approaches................. 1 200
Alexandria, Loudon and Hampshire Railroad:
Siding at Arlington Mills......................... .... 800
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Orange and Alexandria Railroad:
First siding south of Alexandria.................. .... 1,620
Main track on Accotink bridge.................... .... 140
Track over Pope's Head bridges 1,2,3,4, and 5.. .... 580
Track over Bull Run bridge........................ .... 150
Track over Broad Run bridge....................... .... 240
Track over Kettle Run bridge...................... .... 80
Track over Cedar Run bridge....................... .... 175
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Total............................................. .... 2,985
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Manassas Gap Railroad:
Main line near Piedmont.......................... .... 3,980
Sidings at Piedmont............................... .... 1,990
Sidings at Salem.................................. .... 770
Sidings at Rectortown............................. .... 300
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Total............................................. 1 1,760
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad:
Siding at Bladensburg............................. .... 1,350
Point Lookout, Md.:
Siding and tracks for quartermaster............... .... 840
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*Omitted.
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